This payroll analysis will examine the annual salaries, benefits, and total compensation for different groups of Anchorage School District employees in school years 2018-2019 and 2019-2020. The Anchorage School District’s searchable payroll databaseRead More
Alaska’s Congressional Special Election Disgrace
The special election to fill the remainder of late Congressman Don Young’s term is a perfect storm of confusion for most Alaskans, devastating trust in our elections. The special statewide primary election toRead More
Intensive Teacher Training: Science-Based Instruction to Help Alaska’s Students
Reading by age nine is a crucial element of academic and professional success for Alaska’s students. Students who enter fourth grade reading fluently can learn the material; students who do not enter fourthRead More
Webinar: Unemployment Insurance Reform – Alabama State Senator Orr and Sam Adolphsen
Unemployment Indexing Webinar With Alabama State Senator Arthur Orr and Sam Adolphsen (Policy Director at FGA) on Thursday, February 24 at 12 PM AK (If you missed our live webinar, the recording canRead More
Alaskans are right to worry about ranked-choice voting
This op-ed was originally published by the Washington Examiner on November 16, 2021. In January, the Alaska Supreme Court will hear its first appeal against Ballot Measure 2, which instituted ranked-choice voting inRead More
PEAKS Performance 2021: The Pandemic Did Alaska’s Students No Favors
School closures and uncertainty in 2020 and 2021 certainly did no favors for Alaskan students. The 2021 Performance Evaluation for Alaska’s Schools (PEAKS) results are now available, and they reveal particularly worrisome trends in proficiency, especially in mathematics. More thanRead More